Condiment holder



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CONDIMENT HOLDER Filed 00%,. 1?, 193,2

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patenterl Sept. 5, 1933 HOLDER Frederic r. Hover, Pittsburgh, rs, assignor o! one-halt to (Charlies Pa.

Application @otolier 12,

This invention relates to condiment holders and its general object is toprovide o nolder that includes a. plurality of compartments for receiving various kinds of condiments, one kind in each compartment, and the holder includes means whereby any one condiment can be dispensed therefrom at s. time, as well as ineans to indioete the condiment desired to be dispensed, and means to hold the dispensing moons fixed during the dispensing operation, so as to assure s free flow of one condiment at s time.

Another object of the invention is to provide an condiment holder of the character set forth, the-t issimple in construction, easy to nse, inexpensive to manufacture, end extremely eiiicient in operetion one service.

This invention also consists in certoni other ice-stores of construction and in the combination anti orrengernent of the several parts, to be here ineiter fully described, illustrated in the oceoin noinying' drawing and specificeiiy pointed out in the appended cieincs.

in describing my invention in tietnii, reference will tie heel to the accompanying drawing where n throughout the SEVQT-ll views, in which:

Figure 1 is e view showing cond ment iio'irler in elevation.

Figure 2 is s. top plan View ilins-treting the oils oensing means orrengeti for dispensing vinegar. Figure 3 is e. s view with the dispensing means arranged for dispensing selt.

Figure i is e. similar view with the dispensing 7 meensorrongecl for dispensing pepper.

Figure 5 is o seotiona'i view taken approximately on line 5-5 of Figure 2. Figure 6 is s, top nlen view of tile conteiner. Referring to the droning in the reier once numeral 1 indicates o. container which as shown is cylindrical in form is provided 'tvitii on open top. Disposed witiini the contniner is oininiity oi partitions t'net rotiinte from the center thereof to crevice comoertments. tnree commitments in the form os siooivn, indicated. resgoectiveiy by the reference numerals 2, and i. The compartment 2 in form so shown is adopted to receive seit, the compost ment 3 is to receive pepper and the compartment 42 vinegar. However, it want it understood that the condiment holder can be utilized for dime-en ing any kind oi condiments Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The compartments 2 end 3 are provided with open upper ends, while the compartment t which in the present case is to receive vinegar is periiire characters denote like or corifesoontiing ports i (C. Wenflell, Pittsburgh,

1e32, Serial No. senses (oi. se se) tialiy closed by e shield. 5 that is provided with a slot 6 arranged adjacent the periphery of the holder as best shown in Figure 6.

Resting upon the top or the container 1 is a. disk 7 that is provided with a bore on its nnco derside to receive a, stud 8 which is formed on the shield 5 and prevents rotation of the disk. as will be apparent. The disk closes the upper end of the container 1 end is provided with o. plurality of openings arranged in groups indicated respectively by the reference numerals 9, iii and ii. The openings of the gron' o 9 ere relatively large and are arranged over the compartment 2, end the openings of the group it ore wronged over the compartment 3, While the of 7 the group ii are larger then the first entioned group end are arranged over the compartment o. However, the openings of the group ii are con= siderenly less in number then the openings of the remaining groups, and. i have shown oniy three openings in the group 11.

Coonereting with the stud ii for iineoiv esso oieting the disk 7 to the top of container is a can 12 that is provided with on open top, iont'iies an interned flange 13 for engagement with the i as well as e tiovvntnrneti interioviy threetieti 14 that acs to threodedly secure the can to the container es best shown in Floors 5. *i'iae dist; has formed thereon and rising centrally therefrom n boss 15 that is province. with e. threaded bore which extends through the disk.

i /ioimtecl for rotation on the disk t ion reintiveiy smell 16 that is likewise provided with openings errenged in groups 17, 1% ne The group 1? is adopted to be disposed :io esistretion with the group 9 for dispensing :iroin the coinnoflment 2, the group ii; is adopted to be disposed in registration with the group to for dispensing goepner from the coinnortnient 3, while the group 1% is otienteti to estranged in iegistrntion wi h the group 11 for dispensing vinegar from the compartment 4. The groups it, in end is correspond in size to the respective groups 9, to end. 11, one. it noteoi tnnt the ii and 19 disposed adjacent the pe rigoiiery oi the 7 anti so as to be disposed in registration with the slot e.

The disk. 16 has formed on its upper surface o imoio 2o that is arranged ociiocent the periphery oi the disk 16 and acts in the eooocity es s. handle for rotating the disk for on ranging; the relative or companion groups of openings in registration with each other, end when o companion group is arranged in registration, it will be apparent that the other groups are arranged out of registration so that only one condiment is dispensed at a time.

The flange 13 has disposed thereon in any well known manner in the form as shown, the letters "8, P and V, it being obvious that the letter "S" indicates salt, the letter "P" pepper and the letter V" vinegar, and these respective letters are arranged for cooperation with the knob 20 so as to indicate the position of registration of the companion groups of openings, and when the knob 20 is disposed in alignment with the letter V, as shown in Figure 2, the group of openings 19 is disposed in registration with the group of openings 11. When the knob is aligned with the letter S as shown in Figure 3, the group of openings 1'7 is arranged in registration with the group of openings 9, and when the knob is aligned with the letter fP as shown in Figure 4, the group of openings 18 is arranged in registration with the group of openings 10. L1 order to fixedly associate or to hold the cornpanion groups of openings in registration until manually moved out of registration, I provide indentations in the upper surface of the disk 7, and a teat 21 formed on the under surface of the disk 16 to be received in any one of the indentations and it will be obvious that when the teat is received in an indentation, one of the groups of openings is disposed in registration. Formed on and rising centrally from the disk 16 is a collar 22 that is adapted to provide a housing for a coil spring 23, the latter surrounding a screw bolt 24 that is threadedly secured in the threaded bore of the boss 15 as clearly shown in Figure 5. The coil spring 23 is provided with a relatively large lower convolution for engagement with a shoulder disposed within the collar 22, with the result the disk 16 is spring pressed so as to allow the teat 21 to be moved out of its indentation, and the spring likewise secures the disk 16 rotatably associated with the disk i. The crew bolt is provided with a serrated heed so that the tension of the spring can be varied as It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the, construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:'-

1. A condiment holder comprising a container, partitions arranged in said container and dividing the same into compartments, a shield disposed over one of said compartments and being provided with a slot, 9. disk secured to the top of said container and being provided with openings arranged in groups there being one group for each compartment, and one of said groups being disposed for registration with the slot, a cap for securingthe disk to the container, 9. disk mounted for rotation on the disk first mentioned and being provided with openings arranged in groups cooperating with the groups of the first mentioned disk in a manner whereby companion groups of the disks can be arranged in registration, letters on the cap to indicate the condiments, a knob on the second mentioned disk to rotate the same and cooperating with the letters to indicate when companion groups are disposed in registration, and means to hold the second'mentioned disk against casual rotation with companion groups in registration.

2. A condiment holder comprising a container, partitions arranged in said container and dividing the same into compartments, a cap threadedly secured to the top of said container and having an open top, a flange formed with said cap, a disk secured to the top of said container and held thereon by said flange, means cooperating with the flange to prevent rotation of the disk, said disk being provided with openings arranged in groups, there being one group for each compartmerit, a boss rising centrally from said disk, a disk mounted for rotation on the first mentioned disk and about the boss, spring means for securing the second mentioned disk in engagement with the first mentioned disk, said second mentioned disk being provided with openings arin groups cooperating with the groups of openings in the first'mentioned disk in a manner whereby companion groups may be disposed in registration, letters on the flange to indicate the kind of condiments in each compartment, a knob secured to the second mentioned disk and cooperating with the letters to indicate when companion groups or openings are arranged in registration, said first mentioned disk being provided with indentations, and means depending from the second mentioned disk and receivable in the indentations to hold the second mentioned disk against casual movement and with companion groups of openings in registration.

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